"UK watchdog to hire hundreds as it prepares for country to adopt a 'once in a generation' crackdown on data misuse ...The Information Commissioner's Office will expand its roster of investigators, lawyers, analysts and policy advisors by 40pc in the next two years as it prepares for the country to adopt a "once in a generation change in the law". It will mean around 200 new staff joining the watchdog. Brussels' new data protection laws, which the UK plans to adopt despite Brexit, will hand the regulator the power to force companies to obtain clear consent before processing citizens' data. It will also enforce mandatory disclosures for companies that suffer a data breach..." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/03/12/uk-watchdog-hire-hundreds-data-crackdown/ Looks like the UK is making sure the cat doesn't get out of the house by guarding the front door while leaving the backdoor wide open, or something like that. See "UK Encryption Backdoor Law Passed Via Investigatory Powers Act" https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...w-passed-via-investigatory-powers-act.390349/
